Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 44.2% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$1.82
LAK39,833
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$3.24
LAK70,993
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
PYG8,530
|
$0.67
LAK14,796
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PYG4,323
|
$0.43
LAK9,396
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$0.93
LAK20,395
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.27
PYG25,775
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
PYG14,322
|
$1.80
LAK39,435
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
PYG13,212
|
$3.01
LAK65,978
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
PYG8,327
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,806
|
$0.51
LAK11,074
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
PYG4,037
|
$0.95
LAK20,807
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
PYG6,297
|
$0.62
LAK13,522
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PYG3,533
|
$0.75
LAK16,475
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
PYG3,656
|
$0.47
LAK10,297
|
|
pay 76.9% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$5.14
LAK112,637
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
$17.94
LAK393,194
|
|
pay 62.2% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.79
PYG148,276
|
$13.36
LAK292,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$439.81
PYG3,470,297
|
$863.65
LAK18,931,546
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$343.19
PYG2,707,883
|
$785.49
LAK17,218,267
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.88
PYG338,325
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,398.54
PYG26,815,928
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,516
|
$1.00
LAK21,844
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
PYG17,300
|
$1.67
LAK36,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
PYG14,722
|
$1.64
LAK35,978
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.44
PYG240,217
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PYG47,322
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,268
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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